Chapter 537: The Demon Lord’s Transformation
Donald utilized his exclusive true divine artifact, Wrath of Nature, to create a natural barrier that was even more powerful than the purification barrier he had used at the Green Tree Ruins. Any stinky mud covered by the green light instantly gave rise to countless trees, growing at a rate of several feet per second. At the same time, numerous roots spread beneath, forming a vast root network that tightly entangled the demons attacking from below. Tiny root tentacles extended out, rapidly drawing in all nutrients from these demons.
In no time, all the demons that had come from underground were consumed, leaving only some residues, which were eventually broken down by the power of the natural barrier. In just a few breaths, the swampy mud once covered by green light turned into thick, fertile black soil.
“Prince Donald’s natural barrier truly has a powerful purifying effect—it can even force changes to the rules of a higher god’s tomb!” exclaimed King Charles of the North upon seeing Donald’s actions.
The others nodded in agreement. Donald shook his head and said, “It’s still not powerful enough. After all, this is a higher god’s tomb site belonging to a being close to a supreme god, with extremely strong rule suppression. Outside, the power of Wrath of Nature alone would be enough to cover an entire city, but here it can barely cover a few hundred feet. For every additional foot the natural barrier expands outward, my divine energy consumption increases by 10%. If I hadn’t brought sufficient divine energy, even if I exhausted every last drop of my avatar’s power, I doubt I could last more than an hour.”
After hearing Donald’s words, everyone truly realized the huge difference between this higher god’s tomb and the lower-level ones they had encountered before.
So, they all joined in attacking the demons underground. With each batch of demons killed, their energy was immediately converted into power for the natural barrier, greatly reducing Donald’s burden and allowing him to focus on other preparations.
Donald kept Wrath of Nature maintaining the barrier, while his own aura surged violently, causing his body to rapidly grow larger. Soon, he transformed into a mighty demon form, standing seventy or eighty feet tall.
This was the most powerful ability of Donald’s Hunter of Demons avatar—its superhuman-like power: the Demon Lord’s Transformation.
This ability allows him to harness the power of demons he has once hunted, temporarily transforming into a powerful Demon Lord form. Not only does it alter his appearance and combat strength, but it also simulates the virtual divinity associated with such formidable beings capable of challenging true gods. Moreover, it is not restricted by the rules of the Abyss, allowing him to exert power comparable to that of true gods in almost any world.
After using the Demon Lord transformation, Donald’s avatar’s strength immediately rose from a semi-divine level to that of a lower-tier god. Until the stored demonic power was exhausted, Donald estimated he could maintain this form for at least ten minutes.
This was the first time Donald had used this ability. Among those present, aside from a few individuals, the shock they felt upon seeing a demon lord akin to a demon king suddenly appear among them was unimaginable!
“This…”
Only the King of the North knew something about this avatar’s abilities in advance. Loki was unimpressed, seeing no significance in such lower-tier godly power. As for Sphinx, it had no particular thoughts—being a puppet creature, even if its temperament resembled that of humans, its way of thinking remained fundamentally different! …“Abyssal Meteor Blast!”
In just a brief moment after completing his transformation, Donald immediately launched his powerful attack.
A giant meteor engulfed in dark red flames seemed to traverse space, creating a hole in the sky as it descended from above, aiming at the rear of the demonic forces in the sky.
Although this meteor-like object appeared slow, its actual speed was extremely high. The demonic leader in the distance continuously released dark energy, forming a giant hand out of dark clouds to try and block the meteor’s path and prevent this powerful spell from taking effect.
However, though Donald’s Abyssal Meteor Blast was a weakened version of a level-9 spell, its power, amplified by the forces of the Abyss, was comparable to the legendary-level Meteor Blast spells used by mages. Despite the demonic leader’s powerful cloud hand, it was ultimately pierced by the Abyssal Meteor Blast. The meteor, with a diameter of at least a thousand feet, also lost most of its mass. What remained crashed onto the swampy ground with a loud roar, creating a large crater dozens of meters in diameter. The force of the impact generated terrifying shockwaves that swept across several kilometers of land, wiping out almost all creatures within about three feet of the surface!
Just as the demon lord roared in frustration, Donald waved his hand and summoned another abyssal meteor blast. This time, the meteor shattered into countless pieces high in the air before hitting the ground, each piece carrying immense force and raining down like a meteor firestorm over the rear of the demon horde. The demon lord screamed in panic and unleashed his dark cloud hand once more, but it couldn’t stop the descending meteor firestorm. Numerous demons were killed by the firestorm, and even large areas of the swamp seemed to be scorched. After using two such powerful legendary spells, the demon lord had no strength left to cast further spells, though he could still unleash his unique magical flame attacks. With each rocket-like attack, explosions erupted outside the natural barrier, killing at least dozens of demons. As long as Donald’s magic supply didn’t run out, he could keep launching such attacks indefinitely. The magic power inherent in the demon lord’s form was almost on par with that of a true lower-tier divine abyssal lord. In other words, before the ten-minute transformation period ended, Donald’s avatar could function as an endless supply of high-energy artillery, continuously bombarding the enemy forces! Seeing that many of his subordinates above and below had been killed by the invaders, with only a few hundred demon guards left, the demon lord suddenly let out a strange scream, followed by another similar scream in the distance. Soon after, a rumbling sound was heard as a gigantic monster, over a kilometer long, rushed toward them from the other side of the swamp. Its four giant webbed feet caused massive tremors in the muddy swamp with every step, demonstrating its enormous size and strength. After this duckbill-like yet even more ferocious monster arrived, the demon lord, surrounded by dark clouds, took a surprising action—abandoning his remaining subordinates and transforming into a ball of black light, shooting toward the monster below!